2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team

Season of Florida Atlantic University baseball team
2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record28–29 (12–15 AAC)
Head coach
  • John McCormack (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Tabakman
  • Michael Cleary
  • Ricky Santiago
Home stadiumFAU Baseball Stadium
Seasons
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2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 East Carolina ‍†‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 43 – 15   .741
UTSA ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 32 – 24   .571
Tulane ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 12   .556 35 – 24   .593
Wichita State ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 32 – 29   .525
UAB ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 26 – 29   .473
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 28 – 29   .491
Charlotte ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 24 – 34   .414
Rice ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 23 – 36   .390
South Florida ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 26 – 29   .473
Memphis ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 23 – 32   .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the sport of baseball during the 2024 college baseball season. This was the Owls' first season as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Home games were played at FAU Baseball Stadium on the university's main campus in Boca Raton, Florida. The team was coached by John McCormack in his sixteenth season as Florida Atlantic's head coach.

Preseason

AAC coaches poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason poll was released on December 28, 2023, with the Owls predicted to finish in fourth place.[2]

Coaches Poll
Rank School (1st Place Votes) Total
1 East Carolina (9) 81
2 Charlotte 67
3 UTSA 64
4 Florida Atlantic 54
5 South Florida (1) 47
6 Memphis 35
7 Wichita State 34
8 Rice 29
9 Tulane 25
10 UAB 14


Roster

2024 Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Nick Garagozzo L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mount Laurel, New Jersey
2 INF Skyler Schulz R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, Florida
4 INF Joey Slattery L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
5 OF Jalen DeBose R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Sanford, Florida
6 C Dylan LaPointe R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Valrico, Florida
7 RHP C.J. Williams R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Deerfield Beach, Florida
8 LHP Trey Beard L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dunedin, Florida
9 OF Spencer Rich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Longmont, Colorado
10 C John Schroeder R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lakewood Ranch, Florida
11 INF Patrick Ward R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Port St. Lucie, Florida
13 RHP Steven Andrews R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Delray Beach, Florida
14 RHP Tyler Murphy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Palm City, Florida
15 INF Brando Leroux R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Markham, Ontario, Canada
16 RHP AJ Shelton R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Dunedin, Florida
17 RHP Mark Loubier L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Winter Springs, Florida
18 LHP Ben Gilbert L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Babson Park, Florida
19 INF Christian Adams L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Royal Palm Beach, Florida
21 RHP Danny Trehey R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kansas City, Kansas
22 OF Jake Millan R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Springbrook, Pennsylvania
23 RHP Dawson Ball L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wellington, Florida
24 INF Mike La Rocca L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Vero Beach, Florida
25 RHP Braden Ostrander R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Melbourne, Florida
26 INF Emilio Gonzalez L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cape Coral, Florida
27 RHP David Alvarez L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
28 INF Daulton Frank Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Loxahatchee, Florida
29 RHP Kyle Beaty R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Dacula, Georgia
30 C Andrew McKenna L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hinsdale, Illinois
33 RHP Dylan Oborne R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
34 OF Carter Brady R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Parkland, Florida
35 RHP Bryan Boully R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dover, Florida
36 C Phoenix Medina R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lawton, Oklahoma
37 RHP Brandon Smith Current redshirt S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Woodstock, Georgia
40 RHP Justin Gay R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Brooksville, Florida
42 LHP Sam Drumheller R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Tampa, Florida
43 LHP Max Martzolf L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Port St. Lucie, Florida
44 RHP Nicholas Del Prado R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
49 LHP Kide Adetuyi R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Merritt Island, Florida
55 LHP Zach Abbey L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ypsilanti, Michigan
Head coach

John McCormack (Lynn)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Tabakman (UConn)
Michael Cleary (Dayton)
Ricky Santiago (Lander)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2 January 2024

Schedule

Legend
  Florida Atlantic win
  Florida Atlantic loss
  Postponement
Bold Florida Atlantic team member
2024 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Schedule
Regular Season
February (4–4)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record
February 16 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 L 11–12 JD Thompson (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–1) None 3,542 0–1
February 17 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field W 5–4 B. Boully (1–0) M. Green (0–1) None 3,383 1–1
February 18 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field L 1–11 D. Futrell (1–0) B. Smith (0–1) B. Seiber (1) 3,579 1–2
February 23 Towson FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 W 8–1 C.J. Williams (1–0) N. Nabholz (0–1) None 516 2–2
February 24 Towson FAU Baseball Stadium W 5–1 T. Beard (1–0) B. Seils (0–2) None 479 3–2
February 25 Towson FAU Baseball Stadium W 16–1 T. Murphy (1–0) M. Simpson (0–2) None 364 4–2
February 27 UCF FAU Baseball Stadium L 6–11 C. Boxrucker (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–2) None 522 4–3
February 28 North Florida FAU Baseball Stadium L 6–8 Z. Starling (1–0) D. Ball (0–1) L. Bolton (1) 305 4–4
March (12–5)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		AAC
Record
March 1 Stonehill FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–0 C.J. Williams (2–0) R. Douglas (0–2) None 376 5–4 –
March 2 Stonehill FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–3 Z. Gleason (1–0) T. Beard (1–1) J. Castrichini (2) 400 5–5 –
March 3 Stonehill FAU Baseball Stadium W 20–7 S. Andrews (1–0) P. Haas (0–2) None 342 6–5 –
March 8 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 4–1 C.J. Williams (3–0) L. Runde (1–2) B. Ostrander (1) 352 7–5 –
March 9 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park
Westchester, FL		 L 4–7 R. Cabarcas (2–0) K. Beaty (0–1) None 641 7–6 –
March 10 FIU FAU Baseball Stadium W 24–2 T. Murphy (2–0) J. Pineiro (2–1) None 360 8–6 –
March 12 Miami (FL) FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 D. Trehey (1–0) A. Crowther (0–2) B. Ostrander (2) 869 9–6 –
March 15 Maine FAU Baseball Stadium W 15–2 C.J. Williams (4–0) G. Gambardella (0–4) None 392 10–6 –
March 16 Maine FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 B. Smith (1–1) L. Lavigueur (0–2) None 512 11–6 –
March 17 Maine FAU Baseball Stadium W 10–07 T. Murphy (3–0) G. Gifford (0–1) None 343 12–6 –
March 19 at UCF John Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		 L 3–2 C. Centala (3–0) D. Trehey (1–1) None 1,811 12–7 –
March 23 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium W 4–3 S. Andrews (2–0) C. Reynolds (3–2) D. Trehey (1) 372 13–7 1–0
Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–510 M. Martzolf (1–0) AJ Wilson (1–1) None 359 14–7 2–0
March 24 Charlotte FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–138 C. Carson (1–0) T. Beard (1–2) None 403 14–8 2–1
March 28 at Memphis FedExPark
Memphis, TN		 L 1–2 D. Warren (4–1) C.J. Williams (4–1) B. Sanders (6) 634 14–9 2–2
March 29 at Memphis FedExPark W 13–5 M. Martzolf (2–0) L. Ellis (0–4) None 561 15–9 3–2
March 30 at Memphis FedExPark W 14–3 T. Beard (2–2) C. Robinson (1–3) None 652 16–9 4–2
April (6–11)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		AAC
Record
April 2 Miami (FL) FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 B. Smith (2–1) A. Crowther (0–3) D. Trehey (2) 574 17–9 –
April 5 No. 12 East Carolina FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–4 T. Yesavage (6–1) C.J. Williams (4–2) W. Lunsford-Shenkman (3) 919 17–10 4–3
April 6 No. 12 East Carolina FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–5 D. Trehey (2–1) D. Beal (3–2) None 533 18–10 5–3
April 7 No. 12 East Carolina FAU Baseball Stadium L 6–11 J. Hunter (2–2) B. Ostrander (0–3) W. Lunsford-Shenkman (4) 448 18–11 5–4
April 9 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL		 L 6–14 A. Crowther (1–4) B. Smith (2–2) None 2,371 18–12 –
April 12 at Wichita State Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS		 W 4–2 S. Andrews (3–0) C. Favors (5–3) D. Trehey (3) 1,808 19–12 6–4
April 13 at Wichita State Eck Stadium L 9–14 J. Mount (1–0) D. Trehey (2–2) None 1,588 19–13 6–5
April 14 at Wichita State Eck Stadium L 5–108 T. Dobbs (5–3) T. Beard (2–3) H. Holmes (1) 1,671 19–14 6–6
April 16 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park L 0–1 J. Ritchey (2–1) D. Ball (0–2) Z. Lampton (2) 629 19–15 –
April 19 Tulane FAU Baseball Stadium W 5–0 C.J. Williams (5–2) L. Fladda (1–3) None 467 20–15 7–6
April 20 Tulane FAU Baseball Stadium L 3–8 C. Welch (5–1) T. Murphy (3–1) None 395 20–16 7–7
April 21 Tulane FAU Baseball Stadium L 5–9 H. Shuffler (4–0) S. Andrews (3–1) None 352 20–17 7–8
April 23 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park L 2–5 J. Vargas (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–4) N. Robert (3) 2,264 20–18 –
April 26 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL		 W 3–2 S. Drumheller (1–0) J. Cebert (4–5) D. Trehey (4) 1,336 21–18 8–8
April 27 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium L 5–8 D. Madonna (2–1) T. Murphy (3–2) None 1,138 21–19 8–9
April 28 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium W 6–3 S. Andrews (4–1) J. Cebert (4–6) D. Trehey (5) 1,364 22–19 9–9
April 30 Florida Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		 L 8–10 R. Slater (4–2) D. Ball (0–3) None 4,790 22–20 –
May (4–7)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		AAC
Record
May 3 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–12 B. Berry (7–2) C.J. Williams (5–3) None 328 22–21 9–10
May 4 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium L 0–15 B. Shelton (2–5) B. Smith (2–3) None 351 22–22 9–11
May 5 UAB FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–5 S. Drumheller (2–0) B. Hill (0–2) None 337 23–22 10–11
May 7 Florida Gulf Coast FAU Baseball Stadium W 9–6 D. Trehey (3–2) A. Valiente (1–1) None 308 24–22 –
May 10 at Rice Reckling Park
Houston, TX		 L 4–5 D. Hickson (3–0) S. Andrews (4–2) None 2,547 24–23 10–12
May 111 at Rice Reckling Park W 14–3 T. Beard (3–3) J.D. McCracken (1–3) D. Trehey (6) 2,173 25–23 11–12
May 112 at Rice Reckling Park L 4–5 T. Alch (1–3) B. Smith (2–4) G. Stratton (2) 2,134 25–24 11–13
May 14 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium
Fort Myers, FL		 L 18–28 D. Crum (1–2) D. Ball (0–4) None 142 25–25 –
May 16 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium L 1–14 U. Quiroga (8–1) C.J. Williams (5–4) None 366 25–26 11–14
May 17 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium L 2–310 R. Riojas (10–3) D. Trehey (3–3) None 420 25–27 11–15
May 18 UTSA FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–4 S. Andrews (5–2) R. Orloski (3–5) D. Trehey (7) 384 26–27 12–15
Post-Season
AAC Tournament (2–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament Record
May 21 vs. (3) Tulane 6 BayCare Ballpark
Clearwater, FL		 L 2–147 C. Welch (7–3) C.J. Williams (5–5) None ESPN+ 26–28 0–1
May 22 vs. (2) UTSA 6 BayCare Ballpark W 12–5 T. Beard (4–3) U. Quiroga (8–2) None ESPN+ 743 27–28 1–1
May 24 vs. (7) Charlotte 6 BayCare Ballpark W 10–8 S. Drumheller (3–0) C. Carson (2–2) D. Trehey (8) ESPN+ 862 28–28 2–1
May 25 vs. (3) Tulane 6 BayCare Ballpark L 1–137 B. Price (3–2) T. Beard (4–4) None ESPN+ 28–29 2–2
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "East Carolina Voted as American Baseball Preseason Favorite".
  3. ^ fausports.com
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